A new laboratory study in mice suggests that primates like humans evolved large brains with a helping hand from microbes that ...

Researchers suggest findings represent "a major advancement in developing microbiota-based intervention strategies to improve child health." ...

Gut microbiome composition during pregnancy has long-term effects on offspring stem cell growth and development, researchers report. Treating pregnant mice with a common gut microbe resulted in ...

Gut microbiome composition during pregnancy has long-term effects on offspring stem cell growth and development, researchers ...

Fish, of course, are not humans, but they allow a fair comparison, Salinas said. And her work suggests that if fish have ...

It takes a huge amount of energy for human brains to grow to their current large size and be maintained over time. Our early ...

A new study suggests that gut microbes played a key role in the evolution of larger brains in primates by influencing energy ...

Gut microbiota from primates with larger brains promotes glucose production and energy allocation for brain function, ...

"Variation in the gut microbiota is an unexplored mechanism in which primate metabolism could facilitate different ...

Soy protein β-CG helps prevent heart failure in mice by boosting SCFA-producing gut bacteria. SCFAs improve heart function ...

The research demonstrates that β-ionone can alleviate UC symptoms in mice by protecting the gut barrier and restoring the gut microbiota, offering ...